my microcosm

Adventures of Dorrit Little: Number One

In this beautifully-produced comic, Dorrit is working a dead-end job to pay off her exorbitant student loans. "Was college worth it?" she wonders, channeling the worries of a generation of educated millennials torn between the dream of the economic landscape of the past and the reality of making espresso for a living. A meditation on work, family, and what it means to earn a living in current times.